Familial dysautonomy (Riley-Day syndrome)

Familial dysautonomia, also known as Riley-Day syndrome, is a disorder of autonomic nervous system with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Reduction and/or loss of unmyelinated and small myelinated fibers is found, as reduction of dopamine beta-hydroxylase in blood. The diagnosis is based o...

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Main Authors: Edward R. Tonholo Silva, Setsuko Ikeda Takahashi, Lucia Yoshinaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1994-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1994000100021&lng=en&tlng=en